The First Announcement of ICM'98

There has been a long tradition that the organizers of an
International Congress send out a so-called First Announcement
to as many mathematicians as possible about one year before
the Congress.

The main aim of the First Announcement is to collect the addresses of
those mathematicians who are seriously interested in participating in
ICM'98. These are asked to request the Second Announcement. Persons having submitted this request
(and only these) will receive the Second Announcement;
distribution is already in progress.
The Second Announcement contains all the details
about ICM'98 that you would like to know. (These can, of course, also be
found in the ICM'98 server.)

With this First Announcement we try to reach, in particular, those
mathematicians who are not yet using electronic media intensively. We
have therefore asked all Mathematical Societies in the world (that we
know of), all Adhering Organisations of IMU and all National Committees
of Mathematics to distribute the first announcement by mail or through
their newsletters. We are greatful for the support of many of these
institutions but, unfortunatly, quite a number did not react.

That is why we ask you for support.
Please help to distribute the First Announcement among your collegeaus,
in newsletters, and on conferences. The First Announcement is available
in the formats